Final Shots: Netflix Is Almost Half As Popular As Pokémon Go Says New Data

Despite Netflix’s power within the mobile data usage category, a new statistical analysis suggests that the streaming platform is currently almost half as popular as the brand new mobile game, Pokémon Go. As you may have heard, the Niantic/Nintendo co-venture is the gaming world’s latest rave.

According to digital-tracking company Similarweb, nearly 6% of all U.S.-based Android users are indulging in Pokémon Go, topping Netflix’s 3.6% and Pandora’s 5.7% usage for Android devices only. That being said, we can only imagine the statistic for iPhone users. For those who are not familiar, the innovative new mobile game utilizes both a user’s location services and camera to provide an interactive setting for catching Pokémon while on the go. Although there’s no way to know how long this fad will last, Pokémon Go will likely reign supreme for the foreseeable future.

In other news…

Artists from Conor Oberst (covering “Lean on Me”) to Sharon Van Etten (covering The Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??”) have collaborated on the soundtrack to Prime Video’s original kids series, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street. Amazon released the four new covers via stream, each of which will debut during the forthcoming second half of the show’s second season.

Starz announced today that they will be the exclusive platform for the television release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise’s seventh installment. According to a press release, subscribers will be able to stream/download the hit Lucasfilm picture via the Starz app as of September 10.

FX Networks has announced a brand new update to the FXNOW video-on-demand app for Apple TV, featuring the first-ever streaming debut of Simpsons TV. According to a press release, viewers will have an innovative “lean back” experience with channels featuring content from all 27 seasons of the legendary animated series.

Are you pumped for today’s debut of Netflix’s brand new original Spielberg-esque sci-fi drama, Stranger Things? If you feel lost after watching the first episode of the Winona Ryder-starring series, Netflix has posted a 40-minute recap “after show”:

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